Interprovincial Trade Barriers

• Why is it so hard to buy booze from another province? Blame trade barriers

  Some experts say one sector in which Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers are most evident is the sale and purchase of alcohol across provincial lines.

  Canada

  Jan 25
  
• Provinces must do more to nix alcohol trade barriers: CFIB

  Most small business owners want governments to prioritize removing barriers, according to a new survey from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

  Economy

  Jul 23, 2024
  
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• Finance Minister Bill Morneau touts 2019 budget at Kelowna’s Okanagan College

  Finance Minister Bill Morneau was at Kelowna’s Okanagan College campus on Tuesday to tout the recent federal budget.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2019
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• Disappointing Supreme Court decision shouldn’t be the last word on trade barriers

  Nothing in the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on cross-border beer sales precludes politicians from taking action to reduce internal trade barriers, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2018
• New Brunswick cross-border alcohol ruling to go to Supreme Court

  A provincial court judge last year threw out all charges against a man who was ticketed for importing 14 cases of beer and three bottles of liquor from a Quebec border town.

  Canada

  May 4, 2017
• How a court case may open the way to cheaper beer in the province next door

  A bewildering set of rules - and wildly varying prices - complicates Canadians' relationship with their beer. But a New Brunswick case has the potential to simplify things. The key? A little-known clause of the Constitution.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2016